Mop and wringer combined.



D. S- ELLIS & F. W. TIDD.

MOP AND WRINGER COMBINED.

APPLICATION'HLED APR. 6. I916.

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DAVID soLolvroN ELLIs, OF SYDNEY, AND FREDERICK WILLIAM TIDD, EBOCKDALE, NEAE SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA.

MOP AND WRINGER COMBINED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Application filed April 6, 1916. Seria1No.'89,406.

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that we, DAVID SOLOMON EL- LIs and FREDERICK WILLIAM TIDD,citizens of the Commonweath of Australia, residing at, as to the former,204 Clarence street, Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, Com.-monwealth of Australia, and, as to the latter, Rockdale, near Sydney, inthe State and Commonwealth aforesaid, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Mops and l/Vringers Combined, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a simple mop appliance in which the cloths orswabs are detachably associated with a pair of T shaped frames, one ofwhich is securely attached to the bottom end of the mop-handle, so as toform the pressure head piece, for

both holding and operating the, cloth, while the other frame-attached toatubular partis carried upon the handle above the head piece, so that itmay both slide and be rotated thereon, and while serving the purpose ofa secondary holder for the cloth, also provides an efficient means forwringing it, if it be a wet or moistened cloth.

By exchanging one cloth for another the appliance may be utilized forother purposes than as a mop only, that is to say, after a cloth or swabsuitable for wetting, cleaning, and drying, has been used upon a flooror other surface, another may be substituted which is suitable forpolishing, this may also be displaced by another suitable for sweepingand dusting, and so on. Whatever be the texture of cloth or swab whichmay be utilized, the same mode of securing or attaching it to the framesmay be employed which consists in the use of a perforated slat laid uponand secured transversely to each end of the cloth.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure lis a perspective view of the mopcloth, or swab, with transverse securing slats attached thereto. Fig.2is a plan of the T shaped head and pressure piece with slidable hookthereon, also securing tube on handle. Fig. 3is a plan of the T shapedsecondary holder and wringer frame. Fig. 4L-is a plan of the mopappliance showing the var ous parts assembled, and with cloth attachedfully extended. Fig. 5-is a side elevation of Fig. 4. Fig. 6is asectional elevation showing detail of the handle with leg parts of headpiece fitted therein, and surrounded with securing tubes. Fig. (S -isdetail showing fragment of handle with leg pieces 1n grooves. Fig. 7is asectional elevation showing detail of wringer tube and frame partssecured therein. Fig. 8is a perspective view of the slidablehookenlarged. Flg. 9 'is a side elevation of the mop with the cloth in afolded forward position, as when in operation. Fig. 10-is a sideelevation similar to Fig. 9, but with the cloth in a folded rearwardposition. Fig. 11is a plan of the mop showing the wringing actionobtained by rotating the wringer frame. To simplify and cheapen theconstruct1on of the appliance the drawings have been made to indicate askeleton frame formatlon such as would be shaped when Wire is used forthe purpose, but these parts may if desired be made in the form ofcastings and drop forgings, but the general charac teristics whichappear in the different figures would be essentially the same.

An ordinary kind of mop handle A is suitable for use with thisinvention, and is provided with the side grooves or sinkages A Figs. 6and 6 to receive the leg pieces B which are made continuations of theloopshaped head piece B and are kept flush circumferentially and havetheir curved ends B driven or pressed into the handle, to retain them ina central position, and are inclosed with the tightly fitting metal tubeC. The legs are parallel so as to serve as a reel upon which the clothmay be tightly wound when the wringer is rotated. The slidable hook D,running freely on the legs may be used to prevent the displacement ofthe cloth when placed in the loop head piece. The wringer is somewhatsimilarly shaped to the fixed head piece, its looped shaped holder partE being similar to the piece B, the legs E being also continuations, butthese are arranged diagonally to provide sufficient clearance forrotating it around the handle Figs. 5 and 11, and are downwardlydirected as in Figs. 5, 9 and .10, to give transverse clearance for thecloth slat. They are secured in the tubular metal slide E whose sidetubes E are adapted to fit them. These side tubes are shown in Fig. 7 1

in a position below the center of the handle A, such location beingserviceable for downwardly directing the legs E so as to give thedesired clearance.

The cloth or swab F Fig. 1 which is made of any material suitable forthe purposes indicated, is preferably rectangular in shape, and has theslats G attached transversely at each end. These have piercings Gthrough which cord or wire stitching G is passed through the cloth. Theslats are of a sufficient width and length to take a seating upon thelooped parts B and E, and are simply pushed through the loops endwise,and when turned on the flat with the stitched parts of the cloth pushedslightly on one side a full bearing may be obtained upon the metalframes. A small side margin F is allowed on the cloth beyond the ends ofthe slats to prevent the metal parts coming in contact with the floorsurface. The sliding hook D may be placed in the position indicated inFigs. 2, 4 and 5 it being pushed under the cloth and over the .loopedholder B.

When in use the cloth or swab occupies a. folded position so that halfof the surface is utilized at a time. Figs. 9 and 10 illustrate its useon both surfaces, whether such surfaces are in a wet or dry condition orwhen used for polishing.

The wringing operation is performed by simply grasping the handle A,with one hand, and the tubular slide E to which the wringing member isattached, with the other hand, and by rotating it the swab F is woundaround the parallel legs B produclng the result lndicated III F 1g. 11.

Having now described our invention what i we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1s 1. In a mop and wringer combined, the

ing the fixed head piece to the handle, and

a wringing member consisting of a tubular slide rotatably and slid-ablymounted 011 the handle, and a looped 'shaped holder member supported bysaid tubular slide and capable of being rotated around the fixedparallel legs, and a mop cloth connecting the pressure head piece andthe wringer member.

8. In a mop and wringer combined consisting of a fixed head pieceattached to the mop handle, and a slidably rotatable wringing memberlocated on said handle above such head piece, a detachable cloth or swabconsisting of a rectangularly shaped cloth, transverse slats secured ateach end of said cloth and adapted to fit the said fixed and rotatablemembers as described, and illustrated and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID SOLOMON ELLIS.

FREDERICK W'ILLIAM TIDD. Witnesses:

JOHN J. STONE,

MARY LARKIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

